1920 Collection

Gilbert & Sullivan Operas, D Oyly Carte Souvenir
D Oyly Cartes Season of Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, Souvenir Programme, Princes Theatre, London, 29 September 1919 - 31 January 1920, showing a large cast of characters from the operettas. 1919-1920

Cause & Effect - dentist cartoon by H. M. Bateman
Cause and Effect - or, how two moods can change places

Departure side at Paddington Station, c. 1920
Motor cars enter the departure side of Paddington Station, just adjacent to Eastbourne Terrace, London

Gateway, Clare College, Cambridge
An etching which shows an ornate iron gateway entrance to Clare College, Cambridge, founded in 1326, by Richard Badew. Date: circa 1920

RMS Mauretania - Cunard LIne Transatlantic Ocean Liner
RMS Mauretania was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, launched on the afternoon of 20 September 1906. circa 1920

The Mere, Thorpeness, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

A Meal in the Kitchen, 1920 (oil on canvas)
827526 A Meal in the Kitchen, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); 77x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Meal in the Kitchen. Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Oil on canvas

Advert for Manfield shoes 1920
Advertisement for shoes and slippers for the Christmas season. Date: 1920

Anna Pavlova dancing Swan Lake
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Russian ballet dancer photographed here in Swan Lake in 1920

Rosalind Franklin
ROSALIND FRANKLIN Pioneer Molecular Biologist she made important contributions to understanding the structure of DNA

RCA VICTOR TRADEMARK. His Masters Voice. Trademark image of RCA Victor, featuring Nipper the dog. American lithograph poster, c1920

IMMIGRANTS: ELLIS ISLAND. Immigrants to the United States at Ellis Island. Oil over a photograph, c1920

Leon Trotsky / Iln 1920
LEON TROTSKY or LEV DAVIDOVICH BRONSTEIN Russian Communist leader in 1920, at the height of his popularity as the Peoples Commissar for War

Warship Hms Hood
HMS Hood, completed in 1920, was the worlds largest warship for more than two decades. She was finally sunk by the Bismarck in 1941 at the Battle of Denmark Strait

Police Officer / Children
Police officer giving directions to three boys with a three person bicycle pointing in the opposite direction Transport

Norman Wisdom / Rank
NORMAN WISDOM British slapstick comedian on film, stage and TV

A Heath Robinson drawing
Cartoon, A Heath Robinson drawing of Heath Robinson drawing a Heath Robinson drawing. Drawing a piece of string from life

DICKENS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim. Illustration by Harold Cropping from a 1920 edition of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol

Beggars Opera Poster
Poster for production at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith (London)

Pearly King & Queen 1920
A Pearl King and Queen with a seaside studio backdrop behind them

Mount Lavinia Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Mount Lavinia Hotel and seashore, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920

Map of Ceylon showing tea industry plantations
Map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) showing tea industry plantations. Date: circa 1920

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Russian statesman
A photograph of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin (1870 - 1924), Russian statesman and Communist leader, circa 1920

Transport / Canals / Panama
Transport/Canals/Panama

CIRCUS POSTER, 1920s. American poster, 1920s, for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus

Union Workhouse, Morpeth, Northumberland
People walk over stepping stones across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland, with the Morpeth Union workhouse towering above them (centre of picture)

Harley-Davidson Advert
Leslie Parkhurst sits astride the Harley-Davidson that took him to a new motor-cycle world land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida

Sergei Rachmaninov 1920
SERGEI RACHMANINOV Russian composer

FAIRY HOAX, 1920. Frances Griffiths and a leaping fairy, in a photograph made in 1920 by her cousin Elsie Wright with a paper cutout

British Military Recruitment Poster - Inter-war period
Recruitment poster printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1920. Associated with the 12th Lancers (Prince of Wales s). Wanted, smart and intelligent young men to join this distinguished regiment

Cookham Dean / Berks / 1920
Cookham Dean, Berkshire: Thames ferry Date: 1920

Social / Jazzing 1920
People at a nightclub, Jazzing

4-Leaf Clover - Barde
Clover plant with several four-leaf clusters

Fancy Dress Ball, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, 2 December 1920. Date: 1920

Danish poster, Oscar Fredericksen Fish House No. 1, Levende Orreder (Trout), designed by Aage Lund. circa 1920

Bourne & Hollingsworth, Oxford Street, London
Bourne & Hollingsworth department store, Oxford Street, London. Date: circa 1920

British Military Recruitment Poster - Inter-war period
Recruitment poster, Join the Lancashire Fusiliers, 1920 (c). Printed by Gale and Polden Ltd, 1920 (c). Includes photographs of Victoria Cross winners from the regiment. Date: 1920

Beatrix Potter
1889: English writer (Helen) Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Unknown Warrior - scene at Westminster Abbey, 11th November 1920. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Bathing machine owner and swimming master, Essex
Pictured in front of his bathing machines on the beach at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, is Charlie Bates with some of his family and the horse which hauled the machines down to the waters edge and back

HMS Implacable, 1920
Photograph of HMS Implacable, formerly the Duguay-Trouin, 1920. This ship was built in France in 1789, served at Trafalgar, and was captured by the Royal Navy shortly thereafter

Civil Air Display- 1920S
A poster for The Civil Air Display with Royal Air Force Assistance held at the Brooklands motor racing circuit at Weybridge

Beach at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Protect Your Heritage. Join the Territorial Army. Recruiting poster by E R Blair, 1920 (c).Printed bys C Allen and Company Limited, 20 Gerrard Street, London, W1. Date: circa 1920

USS Nevada, American battleship, Panama Canal
USS Nevada (BB36), American battleship, passing through Caillard Cut, Panama Canal, with a tug escort. Date: circa 1920

Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashion
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Coloothorne Coppit)

CHARLIE CHAPLIN (1889-1977). Charles Spencer Chaplin. English film actor and comedian. Photograph, early 20th century

Turf Bog, Connemara (c.1920-40). Craig, James Humbert 1877-1944. Date: 1920-40 (circa)

Library of Congress - The Mosaic Minerva - Minerva of Peace
Washington DC, USA - Mosaic - The Minerva of Peace by Elihu Vedder (1836-1923). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Date: 1920

Plympton Station, Devon, c. 1920
A view of Plympton Station, Devon, c.1920, showing a few passengers on the platforms and the station buildings

LCC-LFB Cannon Street fire station, City of London
Cannon Street fire station was opened in 1906. Seen here are its three appliances on the station forecourt

JAMES JOYCE (1882-1941). Irish writer. Caricature of Leopold Bloom, drawn in Myron C. Nuttings studio in the 1920s

Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire
Aerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women

Queens Dock, Swansea
Aerial view of the Queens Dock, Swansea, Wales. The Queens dock was opened in 1920 following the construction of oil handling/import facilities at the nearby BP oil refinery at Llandarcy

Brigadier General R. E. H. Dyer
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Trotsky in 1920
LEON TROTSKY Russian statesman, haranguing soldiers in 1920

Car & Motorbike on Road
A motorcyclist and two ladies in an open saloon car enjoy a drive into the country in this advertisement for Gargoyle Mobiloils & Greases

French Nanny & Children
A French nanny pushes a pram containing a small child, while a young girl and a French bulldog walk beside her

Lourdes, France
Lourdes: the Basilica and the Crucifix

Telephone Box
A rare example of a K4 telephone kiosk, designed 1927 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Frodsham, Cheshire. IoE 436820

New Tyne Bridge
Of historic interest as a forerunner of the larger Sydney Harbour bridge built by the same company. IoE 430244

Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd, Preston, Lancashire, office and factory -- trade design. 1920

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920
Four sentries stand with heads bowed at the grave of the unknown soldier following the ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920. 1920

Thanksgiving turkey
Two small children carry an incredibly large turkey on a platter Date: c. 1920

T. S. ELIOT (1888-1965). Thomas Stearns Eliot
T.S. ELIOT (1888-1965). Thomas Stearns Eliot. American (naturalized British) poet and critic. Photograph, c1920

NICE, FRANCE, c1920. French tourism poster promoting the resort city of Nice on the Riviera, c1920

ODEON CASINO POSTER, 1920. German poster for Odeon Casino by Walter Schnackenberg, 1920

CHAPLIN: THE KID, 1920. Poster for Charlie Chaplin in The Kid

ROALD AMUNDSEN (1872-1928). Norwegian polar explorer. Captain Amundsen at the wheel of his ship, departing for the North Pole. Photograph, c1920

Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger by Arthur Rackham
The crucial moment in the story of Sleeping Beauty when Beauty pricks her finger on a spinning wheel thus sending her to sleep for a number of years

Union Workhouse, Brighton, Sussex
Brighton Union workhouse on Race Hill, at Elm Grove in Brighton, Sussex, which opened in 1867. From 1915 to 1920 it was the Kitchener Indian Hospital and later became Brighton General Hospital

Aston Villa F. C in 1894
Team photograph of Aston Villa in First Division champions in 1894

Abingdon / Berks / Palmer
Abingdon, Berkshire: a view of the river

Rickshaw in India 1920S
Four men are required to propel this European lady in her rickshaw - but then Simla (India) is a very hilly town. Date: 1920s

ADVERT FOR FORCE
High o er the fence leaps Sunny Jim Force is the food which raises him

Fashionable Passengers
In their creations by Drecoll and Martial et Armand they can look their best while en voyage... travelling in a train carriage Date: 1924

Midsummer Nights Dream
Act II, Scene II Oberon places a spell on Titania: " What thous seest when thou dost wake/Do it for thy true-love take, "

Swindon Town Station, c. 1920
Swindon Town station was originally on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway and was situated in Swindons Old Town. This image shows the Wiltshire station in around 1920

West End Hotel, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Veranda of the West End Hotel, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Date: circa 1920s

Redmayne & Isherwood
Redmayne and Isherwood, cotton and engine waste, Blackburn. Date: 1920

Alexander Friedman, Soviet cosmologist
Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman (1888-1925), Russian and Soviet cosmologist and mathematician. Friedman, who lived and worked in Leningrad, is considered the founder of modern cosmology

ASTA NIELSEN (1881-1972). Danish silent film actress. Photographed c1920

Two biplanes with resting crew, Iraq
Two biplanes in the desert with their crew resting and drinking, somewhere in Iraq

Two biplanes with ground support vehicles, Iraq
Two biplanes with ground support vehicles in the desert, somewhere in Iraq

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The year 1920 was a vibrant tapestry of cultural and historical moments. In the world of music, Gilbert & Sullivan Operas continued to captivate audiences with their witty librettos and catchy tunes. The D'Oyly Carte Souvenir became cherished mementos for fans who couldn't get enough of these timeless productions. Meanwhile, on the ballet stage, Anna Pavlova mesmerized crowds with her ethereal performance in Swan Lake. Her graceful movements and emotive storytelling left an indelible mark on the history of dance. In the realm of science, Rosalind Franklin made significant strides in her research on X-ray crystallography. Little did she know that her work would lay the foundation for unlocking the structure of DNA years later. Politics took center stage as well, with Leon Trotsky making waves in 1920. As a prominent figure in Russian politics, his influence reverberated throughout history during this tumultuous time. Artistic expression flourished through various mediums. A Heath Robinson drawing brought whimsical inventions to life while a poster showcasing HMS Hood showcased the might and power of warships during this era. Economic landscapes were also depicted through visual representations like maps; one such map showcased Ceylon's tea industry plantations - a testament to its importance as a global exporter at that time. The iconic RCA Victor trademark featuring Nipper the dog emerged as an enduring symbol within popular culture during this decade. This American lithograph poster from c1920 captured hearts and minds alike with its nostalgic charm. Literature enthusiasts delighted in revisiting Charles Dickens' timeless tale "A Christmas Carol. " Harold Copping's illustration from a 1920 edition transported readers back into Bob Cratchit's humble home alongside Tiny Tim—a heartwarming reminder of compassion and redemption. Entertainment thrived thanks to works like "Beggars Opera, " which enthralled theatergoers with its satirical take on society.